对于真菌性肺炎的诊断方法:从传染病的角度来看

Marwan M Azar1

  • 1Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases and Department of Laboratory Medicine; Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

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|October 9, 2023
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概括

由于免疫力低下的患者和环境变化,真菌性肺炎正在增加. 本综述提供了通过考虑患者因素,暴露和诊断测试来诊断真菌性肺炎的框架.

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